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Thursday 9/2/2010 Page Visits: 4,307
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Community Health Services
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News from Community Health
"Health problems are not solely caused by individual choices, but by community conditions and systems. Through primary prevention and a strong commitment to community participation, a community health approach seeks to promote wellness in entire populations."
Community Health Services Divisions:
- Employment & Family Assistance Services (EFAS)
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), CalWORKS, Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Healthy Kids Mendocino and the County Medical Services Program (CMSP)
- Special Investigation Unit
- Nursing Programs
- Provide community and individual health assessment and planning, health education for behavior change, interagency collaboration and information regarding medical and health concerns to the public.
- Animal Care
- Provides animal regulation services that promote public safety, health and responsible pet ownership while delivering these services in a timely, courteous, professional and cost effective manner.
- Environmental Health
- Safeguards the public's health from environmental hazards through community education efforts and by enforcement of state and local laws to ensure safe supplies of food and water, to monitor the proper management of wastes and hazardous materials, to investigate environmental health-related causes of illness and to abate hazardous environmental health conditions.
- Other Community Health Services Programs
- Administrative Support, Prevention Services, Chronic Disease, Disaster Response, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Injury Prevention, Medical Marijuana ID Card, Medical Oversight, Public Health Officer, Tobacco / Health Education, Vital Statistics
Administrative Office 1120 South Dora Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 (707) 472-2333
Community Health | Adult and Older Adult | Children and Family
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